June of the twelfth year of Shunzhi.

Time flies, the stars are changing, and the hustle and bustle of the five Qiandong Institutes in Beijing's palace city a month ago has long been replaced by the sound of summer cicadas. In fact, history has never been predestined, let alone blindly following the footsteps of a certain person or event, it will only favor those who are prepared and premeditated. If you do not actively join the WTO, then the wheel of history will roll forward according to its own trajectory, and at that time, either you will jump into the speeding carriage and walk with history, or you will stay under the car and become an outcast of history, or you will stand in front of the car of history and die in vain in the iron flow of history......

In the second office, two or three palace maids gathered in front of the kang in the east chamber, taking turns shaking two huge palace fans[1], so that the room in the middle of summer was also cool and breezy. On the kang, Hongyi had just finished eating, and was immersed in his own thoughts under Sun's gentle silk fan:

A month ago, for the first time, he took a person's life in his hands so clearly, and almost asked for the life of Wu Liangfu with a thought, although he still endured it, but the touch brought by this incident was long-lasting-

What does history mean to you? Is it to enjoy the heroism of the emperor through the ages, or to make bold moves to open up changes that have not been seen in a thousand years? Is his arrival destined to change history, or will the long river of history eventually annihilate him? What do I need to do and what can I do?

Perhaps, history is never something that someone can change at will, only before his surging surge, when it trickles, can he exert a small influence, throw in a stone, dig a pond, or build a waterway, and in the long run, this seemingly magnificent river of history will pour into his own planning path. If he killed Wu Liangfu, who still shouldn't die, that day, and greatly changed history, who would be the first person Kangxi to kill after ascending the throne? Maybe it will become the Empress Dowager Bumu Butai!

Even so, this big river will not be so obedient, and there will be deviations from time to time, and even the dam will burst! For example, how could he be blind in one eye like this, no matter whether this kind of thing really happened in history, but the little guy's blood really flowed in front of his eyes, how sad and self-blaming he was! Therefore, this real historical crossing cannot simply rely on the wisdom and technology of hundreds of thousands of years in later generations to recklessly change and act recklessly, but should conform to the trend of history, use the liliang of history, and exert the wisdom and talent of the traverser, so as not to annihilate the achievements accumulated by China's own development over the past 5,000 years, and to avoid the overturning of the historical edifice as much as possible!

And this kind of spring breeze and rain like a change is definitely not something that can be done by one person alone! However, now I am just a lonely person, so I have to work hard alone for the time being, waiting for the time when my wings are full.

Thinking of being alone, Hongyi immediately thought of Xiao Ai again - alas, dear Xiao Ai, are you okay? It's been more than a year, have you forgotten about me? But I still meet you every time I fall asleep...... I miss you so much......

"Second master, why are you upset? Is it too hot? Today is Xiao Xia, it will be hotter......" Sun, who was lying on the side, opened his chest and looked at Xiao Xuanye, and found that after he stared at his eyes and thought about it for a while, he actually began to feel a little sad, seeing that tears were about to gush out of his eyes, he hurriedly persuaded him. No matter how mature and wise he behaves outside, on the kang of these two institutes, in front of his snow-white and plump chest, the second elder brother is his own child, and the strong family affection has never been severed at all!

"Mama, I'm fine...... Is Big Brother okay over there? Hongyi saw that Sun was concerned about him and knew that it was time to return to the reality in front of him, so he quickly changed the topic. It has been more than a month since Fuquan was injured, and Hongyi has a deep apology, and every morning he asks Sun to visit him, and he has to go there almost every day. Fortunately, the little one who was a little more than a year old didn't know what hatred and complaining was, and he didn't link his experience with this little brother at all. The two brothers are still in love.

"Big brother is much better, the scars on his left eye and eyebrows are about to fall off, and he has been yelling about itching for the past few days, and he always reaches out to scratch it. The slave told his pacifier, but don't let the uncle be willful, once the blood scab is scratched off, the scar can never be removed. Sun shook the fan while chatting about homely things, and looked as comfortable as a mother and a child together.

Hongyi raised his hand to signal that the palace maid in front of the kang no longer had to shake the fan for himself, because he keenly saw that the two envoy girls who were only fifteen or sixteen years old had now begun to sweat on their foreheads, after all, as a young man who has been educated by the party for many years, although he can't say that he must bow down to everything, but for the labor of others, Hongyi still maintains due respect and respect.

"Go down and rest!" Hongyi said to the palace maid with concern.

"Slave and maid Xie Second Master is compassionate!" Although the palace maids have long experienced the benevolence and kindness of this young master, they are still grateful to Dade every time they enjoy this kind of care. As an old man "assigned" by Cining Palace, he naturally interpreted Xiao Xuanye's mellow kindness in front of the Queen Mother like a tear-jerking drama! Although the master still often makes some unusual moves, such as a few days ago, he personally formulated a "daily assessment and reward method for the service personnel of the East Second Institute", which listed the trivial daily affairs of the people one by one, and according to the degree of good or bad work, they correspond to a "value", do haode has extra points, and if you don't do well, you will subtract points, and Liang Gong and Park are responsible for "statistics" every month, and the final score is 70 points to pass, 85 points to be good, and 95 points and above are excellent, It is even more detailed than the "four grids" and "eight laws" in the triennial "Jingcha [2]". The most rare thing is that this master clearly stipulates that there are only salary deductions, reprimands and grounding items among the punishment items, but there is no corporal punishment, not even the most basic "slap face" [slap], which makes Xiao Liangzi, who is lying on the hospital bed sick and presiding over the work, very incomprehensible! In contrast, there are many names of rewards, including the so-called "collective praise", "general praise", "file meritorious", "special reward", "file reward", etc., and even one day a month out of the palace to visit relatives or play......

Hongyi did not continue to sensationalize with the palace maids, but reached out and closed Sun's corset, turned over and sat up, and said, "Let's go, let's take a look." Sun looked at his "breast" gratefully, hurriedly dressed up, and picked up Hongyi and went out.

As soon as he got off the platform outside the hall, Hongyi really pointed to the east ear room and said, "Mama, let's go and take a look at Xiao Gongzi first." Sun nodded, and while walking over, he secretly said in his heart: What the man of my family said is right, although our young master is auspicious from the sky, he is kind by nature, and he has never had any punishment for every subordinate, if he can really sit on the dragon throne one day, it is not only the luck of our family, but also the luck of all the people in the world!

"Second master, why are you here again, the slave can't stand it!" Liang Gong was originally lying on the kang to cultivate, but when he saw his master coming again, he was about to get off the kang with a general action of "carp fighting", completely ignoring the faint pain on his buttocks.

"Lie down!" Hongyi appropriately used the authority of his second son to stop Xiao Gongzi's efforts. "Didn't I say it earlier, I won't let you work for a month! Just let you dispatch and command on the kang! ”

Hongyi asked Sun to put himself next to Liang Gong, and continued: "Xiao Gongzi, you are really wronged, fortunately, this board is valuable, I remember your goodness!" It's been more than a year, and that day in Jingren Palace, you scolded the old eunuch, I remember; Later, I found a brush and a master to learn to write, and I also remembered; This time, I will be punished with my own life and the old eunuch, and I will remember it...... I'll remember all the credits for you! And, in the future, you'll help me again, I remember, you know? ”

Hongyi's eyes turned red because he thought about Xiao Ai, and at this time, he perfectly matched his language atmosphere, so that Liang Gong couldn't cry! Yes, I was beaten on the board that day and was thrown back to the kang in the east ear room, and I didn't cry, because I thought it was worth it! But when the second master ran into the house by himself, and took the medicine from the head of the imperial doctor to drug his buttocks, no matter how the Park and Sun families stopped him, at that time, he howled and cried, and after crying, he actually knelt on the kang and expressed his oath of loyalty to the second master, completely ignoring the blood on his buttocks, and he didn't care about exposing his big red butt in front of the Sun family and the palace maid...... Since then, the second master has come to visit him almost every day, and this kindness is not enough.

"Second master, the minion's life is given by you, the minion will never give up, loyal to my master!" Xiao Gongzi learned the language in the drama and swore again.

Hongyi helped him lie down, but remembered something, and then said: "Merit is merit, and I also value you." But you can see the fate of the old eunuch? If you are proud of your credit, how much credit is in vain, you still have to remember this! Besides, in addition to being a good messenger I have given to you, if I have listened to someone else's send, no matter how great the credit is, I will not be able to remember! ”

After speaking, Hongyi signaled Sun to pick himself up and went out to Dongyi, Liang Gongcheng behind him was afraid that he didn't care what he said, in fact, it doesn't matter what he says, the most important thing is himself! It depends on how you use people and how you manage them.

As a young man of later generations with extremely limited knowledge of Qing history, Hongyi vaguely felt that this shrewd and loyal little man would become his confidant in the future. But the more this is the case, the more uneasy there is: sometimes, people can change the system, but in many cases, it is the system that creates people, I don't know if Liang Gong in history will develop into the Kangxi version of Wu Liangfu?

There is another one, this little skill came from Cining Palace, no matter what, you have to prepare early......

When he arrived at Dongyi, Hongyi changed his mentality in time, tried to be a good little brother of more than one year old, and had a lot of fun playing with Fuquan. By the way, I deliberately tested it, and the two used their left and right eyes respectively to identify things beyond a zhang, and sure enough, unfortunately, Xiao Fuquan's left eye left an obvious scar, and the left eye Shili was really lost......

Although this article may be fortunate for Xuanye, who will ascend to the throne in the future, it is really distressing for Hongyi. For more than a month, Hongyi clamored and begged the Empress Dowager to summon Tang Ruowang, the Sanpin Qintian Eunuch, as the imperial doctor, hoping that the Western medicine who was not very "in tune" at this time could save Fuquan's left eye, and the effect was some, saving the eyeball, but still couldn't save Shili......

Hongyi didn't know that such a simple approach to saving Fuquan was an excellent embodiment of benevolence and charity in the eyes of the Queen Mother, the Emperor, and even the concubine Dong E, and he added points to himself in the background! Of course, there is also an added effect, that is, he is getting more and more familiar with John Tong.

One day, after changing the medicine for Fuquan, Tang Ruowang quietly showed Hongyi the pattern of the Star Castle, and after the missionary's detailed design, what was presented in front of Hongyi was the real "design drawing".

Hongyi was very satisfied and asked, "Old Marfa, can this thing be used?" ”

"Second elder brother, this thing must be usable! It is best to use it to deal with the onslaught of artillery, and the cannonballs fired from any direction will only leave a long scratch on the wall of the Star Fortress, but the cannon pellets cannot be used head-on on the wall! You will pass this thing on to the east by the will of Heaven, it must be a great opportunity for my teachings to be carried forward......" John Tang knew that Hongyi asked knowingly, but he answered very seriously.

"Then this drawing will be left with you, when it will be useful, I have my own measure!"

"Slave understands!" As a foreigner, he doesn't have to call himself a slave in front of the emperor, but he said a word of "slave" here, and he can only say that the current Hongyi is the messenger of God in the eyes of John Tang, and since he is a slave of God of God, he is naturally a servant of this messenger!

Hongyi was not polite, but added:

"I have thought about the matter of the Church of Jesus, but I can't rush it. Old Marfa can instruct the priests in China to be cautious and prudent in serving my Qing Dynasty, and in time, I will create the greatest opportunity for the Holy Sound to spread eastward! Remember, it's going to take time! Also, don't reveal my affairs too early with the Holy See......"

Since then, John Tang has truly worshiped Xiao Xuanye as if he were the Lord, but he never mentioned it to others, and he also dispelled the idea of continuing to report in his correspondence with the Holy See that the Messenger of God was born in the Oriental Imperial Palace. I learned from John Tang's letter more than a year ago that the Holy See of the magical prince came several times to ask questions, but John Tang always replied that there was no valuable information to report at the moment......

When the two little princes were having fun, the deacon and eunuch of the Yugong Palace came to pass the decree, saying that the emperor was going to accompany the queen mother to climb the coal mountain to visit the palace city, and the palace lords and the two little princes drove together. So, the children were overjoyed, took hands and sat directly on the eunuch's neck, went out to wait, and took the royal car to the coal mountain outside the palace.

[1] [Palace Fan] round fan, also called "palace fan", "fan". It is a round fan with a handle. In the Song Dynasty, it was called a fan, which referred to a group fan. Wang Changling's "Long Letter Autumn Words": "The broom is opened in the autumn of the Ming Dynasty, and the fans are wandering together." "New Record of Cane Fan" contains: In modern times, the general plain silk, both sides are stretched, or mud gold, porcelain blue, lake color, there is a full moon, a round waist, and a hexagonal style, all of which are calligraphy and painting of famous people, and the handle is made of plum branding, Xiangfei, palm bamboo, and there are also foreign lacquer, ivory and the like. It's called "Tuan Fan". Round or nearly circular sector with a small handle. The fan is an invention of China, also known as the fan, and then introduced to Japan. The folding fan was invented in Japan and later introduced to China.

[2] After the Ming Dynasty, the investigation of the imperial court and the Beijing officials, also known as the internal plan, is different from the inspection of the foreign officials, which is called the external plan, that is, the external plan or the big plan. When Taizu of the Ming Dynasty was founded, there was an official inspection system, which was initially an examination every three years, and then changed to an examination every ten years. In the fourteenth year of the reign of Emperor Xiaozong of the Ming Dynasty (1501), it was changed to an examination every six years. In the fourth year of Zhengde of Ming Wuzong (1509), it was stipulated that the "Si year" and "Hai year" were the years of investigation. The Qing Dynasty inherited the Ming system, changed to a three-year examination, and initially changed the Ming Dynasty's "three classes and eight laws" to "four grids and eight laws" as the lifting standard, and the third class was competent, diligent and servant. The four grids are talent (long, flat), ethics (clear, diligent, flat), political performance (diligent, flat), age (young, strong, healthy); Clear, talented, diligent, young or young, strong, healthy for the first class of competent; Diligence is long and political, diligent and diligent is peaceful, young or young, strong, and healthy are diligent and diligent, ranking second; Diligence is the only way to be peaceful, or the talent is long, and the government is diligent and the level is served, and it is classified as the third class. The eight laws are greedy, cool, imprudent, impetuous, weak and inactive, talented, old, and sick; Those who are not prudent and weak are dismissed, those who are impetuous are demoted to three levels of calling, those who are not talented are reduced to two levels of calling, and those who are old and sick are retired. Those who send the eight laws to the ministry for punishment are called "impeachment". After 1759, the eight methods were changed to "four grids and six laws" without taking the exam, and the greed and cruel were changed to be able to be questioned at any time, dismissed from their posts, and never used.